Royals 2, 
White Sox 1
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| W Bloomquist RF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | .271 | .313 |
| M Maier LF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 26 | .247 | .332 |
| B Butler 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | .299 | .356 |
| M Jacobs DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .229 | .299 |
a-M Olivo PH-DH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .251 | .287 |
| A Callaspo 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | .297 | .351 |
| J Buck C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | .235 | .293 |
| L Hernandez 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | .175 | .200 |
| Y Betancourt SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .238 | .270 |
| J Anderson CF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .239 | .276 |
| Totals | 30 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 114 | ||
| a-struck out swinging for M Jacobs in the 9th | |||||||||
| BATTING 2B: W Bloomquist (11, F Garcia) RBI: M Maier (27) 2-out RBI: M Maier GIDP: M Jacobs Royals RISP: 1-4 (M Maier 1-2, W Bloomquist 0-1, L Hernandez 0-1) Team LOB: 3 | |||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: W Bloomquist (21, 3rd base off F Garcia/A Pierzynski); J Anderson (20, 2nd base off F Garcia/A Pierzynski); J Buck (1, 2nd base off F Garcia/A Pierzynski) CS: W Bloomquist (6, 2nd base by F Garcia/A Pierzynski) | |||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (R Tejeda-Y Betancourt-B Butler). | |||||||||
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| R Tejeda (W, 4-1) | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 104-66 | 2.94 |
| R Colon (H, 5) | 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 30-17 | 4.73 |
| J Soria (S, 26) | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 23-14 | 2.40 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 157-97 | |
| PITCHING WP: R Tejeda HBP: J Dye (By R Colon) First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: R Tejeda 10/22; R Colon 2/8; J Soria 6/6 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: R Tejeda 12-12-27-15; R Colon 6-2-5-4; J Soria 6-2-2-4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: R Tejeda 3-10; R Colon 1-2; J Soria 1-2 Game Scores: R Tejeda 65 | |||||||||
| Chicago White Sox | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| S Podsednik DH | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | .304 | .354 |
| G Beckham 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | .266 | .340 |
| A Pierzynski C | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | .309 | .342 |
| P Konerko 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 22 | .283 | .355 |
| A Ramirez SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 19 | .279 | .337 |
| J Dye RF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | .250 | .336 |
| C Quentin LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | .232 | .318 |
| C Getz 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | .269 | .333 |
| A Rios CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | .242 | .289 |
a-M Kotsay PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .280 | .322 |
D Wise PR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .206 | .242 |
| Totals | 31 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 157 | ||
| a-singled to center for A Rios in the 9th | |||||||||
| BATTING RBI: A Pierzynski (48) GIDP: G Beckham White Sox RISP: 1-7 (A Rios 0-1, C Quentin 0-1, G Beckham 0-1, A Ramirez 0-1, P Konerko 0-1, J Dye 0-1, A Pierzynski 1-1) Team LOB: 8 | |||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: S Podsednik (28, 2nd base off R Tejeda/J Buck) CS: D Wise (4, 2nd base by J Soria/J Buck) | |||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (P Konerko-A Ramirez-P Konerko). | |||||||||
| Chicago White Sox | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| F Garcia (L, 2-3) | 8.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 94-67 | 4.01 |
| M Thornton | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 20-12 | 2.69 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 114-79 | |
| PITCHING WP: F Garcia First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: F Garcia 21/28; M Thornton 2/4 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: F Garcia 23-10-13-21; M Thornton 5-2-4-1 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: F Garcia 10-10; M Thornton 0-1 Game Scores: F Garcia 66 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| KAN | CHW | |||
 | 1st | W Bloomquist scored on F Garcia's wild pitch. | 1 | 0 |
| 3rd | M Maier singled to center, J Anderson scored. | 2 | 0 |
 | 4th | A Pierzynski singled to right, S Podsednik scored. | 2 | 1 |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | U.S. Cellular Field, Chicago, IL |
| Attendance | 22,798 (56.1% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:40 |
| Weather | 64 degrees, overcast |
| Wind | 15 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Gary Cederstrom, First Base - Fieldin Culbreth, Second Base - Jim Wolf, Third Base - Dan Bellino |
MLB Scores
Sunday, September 20th
| LA Angels | 10 | Final |
| Texas | 5 |
| Florida | 1 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 8 |
| Washington | 2 | Final |
| NY Mets | 6 |
| Philadelphia | 4 | Final |
| Atlanta | 2 |
| Boston | 9 | Final |
| Baltimore | 3 |
| San Diego | 4 | Final |
| Pittsburgh | 0 |
| Toronto | 1 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 3 |
| Kansas City | 2 | Final |
| Chi White Sox | 1 |
| Houston | 0 | Final |
| Milwaukee | 6 |
| Detroit | 6 | Final |
| Minnesota | 2 |
| Cleveland | 4 | Final |
| Oakland | 11 |
| NY Yankees | 1 | Final |
| Seattle | 7 |
| San Francisco | 2 | Final |
| LA Dodgers | 6 |
| Colorado | 5 | Final |
| Arizona | 1 |
| Chi Cubs | 6 | Final |
| St. Louis | 3 | in 11 |